Hand 1 from a B player:

Vul E/W

Matchpoints, Club Game

Dealer: North

Partnership plays Lebehsohl over reverses even with opposition bidding.

Bidding Sequence:

Partner        RHO        Me            LHO

1D                P            1H            2C

2S                P            2NT            P

3H                P            ?

1.  Since partner did not do a support double of hearts after the 2C bid, how many hearts does his later 3H bid promise?  Can he have only 2 hearts, or must he have 3 hearts in this auction?  In other words, what takes priority the reverse or a support double?

2.  Since partner did not relay to 3D after my Lebensohl 2NT bid, does his 3H bid promise extra values beyond a minimum reverse, i.e. at least an 18-19 point hand?

3.  Is 3H a forcing or non-forcing bid?

John Burgener

Mark Boswell  

Tom Kniest

Roger Lord

Tom Oppenheimer

Nancy Popkin  

Rod Van Wyk

Karen Walker  

En Xie

Milt Zlatic

John Burgener

Mark Boswell

Tom Kniest

Roger Lord

Tom Oppenheimer

Nancy Popkin

Karen Walker

En Xie

Rod Van Wyk

Question 3 from a New Player

All None

Matchpoints

Dealer: North

Ed's note: If you looked at this hand earlier, he heart suit is now correct.

N

                                                 ♠ AK62

     ♥ KQT3

    D 9853

♣ Q

             W                                                           E

          ♠ J3                                                         ♠ 854 

         ♥ J754                                                       ♥ 86

         DT72                                                        D KQJ  

          ♣ AKJT                                                    ♣ 97652

South

♠ QT97

♥ A92

 DA64

♣ 843

Our Bidding:

N         E       S    W

1D     P         1S   P

2S     All Pass

Question:

Could you comment on the bidding sequence pros and cons, and could it proceed further?

John Burgener

Mark Boswell

Tom Kniest

Roger Lord

Tom Oppenheimer 

Nancy Popkin

Rod Van Wyk

Karen Walker

En Xie

 

 

Milt Zlatic

                             N 

                         AJ109

                         J752

                         1083

                          K5

W                                                              E 

KQ832                                                        54

KQ                                                              43

Q6                                                               J72

A942                                                          J108763

                             S

                             76

                             A10986

                             AK954

                             Q

Our Bidding

South      West      North  East

1D          1S            1NT   Pass

2D           All pass

making 3D for 110...BUT IT MAKES 4 H!

Questions:

This hand came up and my partner and I disagree on the hand evaluations on both sides. 

On reexamination, S felt he should have opened 1Heart then partner would raise to 2 Hearts.  This is where the communication broke down.

South claims North should give a jump raise counting 1 points for the doubleton, 1 point for the extra heart, and bid 3 Hearts.

North contents that the bid should be a 2 Heart response to the 1 Heart opener, showing heart support with 6-9 points.  Then if opener bids 3 hearts inviting game, showing 16+ points, North would set the contract at 4 Hearts.

Who has limited his hand?  Who becomes captain in this scenario?

North says South and South says North.

How should the bidding go?

John Burgener

Mark Boswell

Tom Kniest

Roger Lord

Tom Oppenheimer

Nancy Popkin

Rod Van Wyk

Karen Walker

En Xie

Milt Zlatic